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ETS review terms out soon
17 Dec 2010
The terms of reference for a review of the Emissions Trading Scheme will be out by the end of the year, the Government says.
CANCUN: Significant step forward
17 Dec 2010
New Zealand climate change minister Tim Groser and Nick Smith say that the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Cancún, Mexico, is a significant step towards a global, legally binding and comprehensive agreement on climate change.
CANCUN: A clearer picture is emerging
17 Dec 2010
A clearer overall framework for global greenhouse gas emissions reductions is emerging - even if more work is needed to develop market mechanisms, writes Business New Zealand energy, enviornment and infrastructure manager John Carnegie from Cancun.
CANCUN: What the scientists are saying
17 Dec 2010
Leading climate scientists from New Zealand, Australia and Britain say progress was made in Cancun - but not enough to prevent dangerous climate warming.
CANCUN: Give money to research, says FedFarm
17 Dec 2010
The Cancun climate change summit proved that a solution to global carbon emissions is still as elusive as ever, says Federated Farmers.
Second chance on wilding trees exemptions
17 Dec 2010
Landowners clearing wilding trees established before 1990 have a second chance to apply for an exemption to the deforestation rules under the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Landcare gives Scottish parliament the nod
17 Dec 2010
New Zealand’s Landcare Research has certified the Scottish Parliament’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Less snow, but skifields should weather the storm
17 Dec 2010
New climate modelling shows that climate change means there will be less snow at the country's ski fields.
NZ plays key role in fossil fuels subsidies probe
17 Dec 2010
New Zealand is leading a group of small and medium-sized countries pushing for reform of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, which, it says, could cut greenhosue gas emissions by 10 per cent.
$2 petrol price points up Govt failure, say Greens
17 Dec 2010
The $2-a-litre petrol price barrier has been broken and shows more than ever the Government needs to plan for a future of high oil prices, the Green Party says.
CANCUN: We're getting somewhere, say foresters
10 Dec 2010
The New Zealand forestry industry expects to have made some progress in sorting out the rules around carbon storage by the time climate change negotiations in Mexico end tomorrow.
CANCUN: We're committed, says Smith
10 Dec 2010
Climate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith has told delegates at climate change negotiations in Mexico that New Zealand is committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
CANCUN: We're fooling nobody, says Chauvel
10 Dec 2010
Labour's Climate Change Issues spokesman, Charles Chauvel, reports from Cancun:
Forests come to the rescue of clams exporter
10 Dec 2010
A company that has lost export orders to Europe because of air miles and other environmental concerns is planting forests to offset its carbon footprint.
Solid Energy happy to sit on lignite facts
10 Dec 2010
Solid Energy says it will be some time before it releases figures about greenhouse gas emissions likely to come from proposed lignite developments in Southland.
Windflow rights issue raises $3 million
10 Dec 2010
Windflow Technology says it has raised more than $3 million in its latest rights issue.
Let’s hear the truth about electric vehicles
10 Dec 2010
By Jeff Segal. - I want to clear up a few misconceptions about electric vehicles so that those of you who are looking to make a few bucks in this sector are not being swayed by tall tales and deliberate falsehoods.
Nats refuse to commit at Cancun, say Greens
10 Dec 2010
The Green Party says it is deeply disturbed by the New Zealand Government’s statement yesterday that it will not commit to specific greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets unless it gets its way on "dubious" forestry rule changes.
Why carbon can mean money for Maori
3 Dec 2010
The Emissions Trading Scheme will deliver more money to Maori than the entire Treaty of Waitangi envelope, says a former All Black captain.
NZ at heart of Cancun row over tree carbon
3 Dec 2010
New Zealand is at the centre of a row at the Cancun climate change talks over proposals to adjust the way in which carbon is accounted for in trees.
Cancun will learn why Kiwi way is the best
3 Dec 2010
New Zealand’s home-grown method of accounting for the carbon in forests is to be held up at the Cancun climate change talks as a model to other countries – especially those in the developing world.
We must change our thinking, says think tank
3 Dec 2010
New Zealand needs to change its thinking if it wants to get a competitive advantage from shifting to a low-carbon economy, says New Zealand Institute director Dr Rick Boven.
Memo businesses: Get the message or you're history
3 Dec 2010
Companies that fail to “get” sustainability risk becoming as dead as buggy-whip makers.
ETS should be suspended, says NZ First
3 Dec 2010
New Zealand First is reassessing its position on climate change policy – and says that the Emissions Trading Scheme should be put on hold.
Aquaflow links with US firm in energy move
3 Dec 2010
New Zealand’s Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation is joining forces with a Californian company to develop next-generation technology to produce low-cost renewable energy and chemicals.
Cancun: The electricity isn't there
3 Dec 2010
John Carnegie, BusinessNZ’s manager for energy, environment and infrastructure, is a member of the New Zealand Government's official delegation to the international climate change negotiations in Cancun, Mexico. He reports on progress in the opening days of the Cancun conference:
Act now or face more droughts, warn Greens
3 Dec 2010
New Zealand can expect more droughts and erosion if no progress is made in climate change talks under way in Cancun, the Green Party says.
Cancun should show up our ETS, says ACT
3 Dec 2010
The Climate Change Conference in Cancun might be nothing more than a meaningless and actionless talkfest, but it does have one saving grace – it should show the National Government how foolhardy it would be to continue forging ahead with its Emissions Trading Scheme, the ACT Party says.
Downer tip: How to cut your fuel bill by $3m
26 Nov 2010
A company that cut its fuel bill by $3 million in two years and is drastically reducing the amount of energy used in its industrial processes has taken out the supreme award in the EECA energy efficiency awards announced last night.
We've got politicians thinking, say Greens
26 Nov 2010
A cross-party conference in Parliament has put sustainable economics on the road to becoming mainstream thinking, says the Green Party.
Top dairy farmers to talk sustainability
26 Nov 2010
Driving greater resource use efficiency on dairy farms and food security will be key themes at a sustainability forum for award-winning dairy farmers in Hamilton at the end of this month.
EECA 1 - bioenergy all the rage
26 Nov 2010
The 2010 EECA Awards have been dominated by bioenergy in various forms – showing an increasing interest from Kiwi businesses in new forms of renewable energy.
EECA 2 - top honours to Te Kuiti
26 Nov 2010
A small earth-moving and transport company from Te Kuiti was praised for "putting larger peers to shame’"when it took top honours in the transport category in the 2010 EECA Awards last night.
EECA 3 - pig-power in Taranaki
26 Nov 2010
Taranaki pig farmer Steve Lepper has found an original source of electricity – his own pigs.
EECA 4 - two crowns for Christchurch
26 Nov 2010
Its innovative use of bioenergy and its highly efficient civic building have won Christchurch City Council two trophies in the 2010 EECA Awards.
UK opening for turbines excites Windflow
19 Nov 2010
Moves by the British Government to encourage the development of small-scale renewable energy through feed-in tariffs are a golden opportunity to get into that market, says New Zealand’s Windflow Technology.
Public begins to question free carbon credits
19 Nov 2010
Public support for free carbon credits to help trade-exposed businesses and farmers to adjust to a price on carbon is falling.
Farmers must come first, says Dairy group
19 Nov 2010
Farmers must be the point of obligation if agriculture does come into the Emissions Trading Scheme on schedule, the dairy industry group DairyNZ says.
What Nick Smith said to farmers
19 Nov 2010
Comments by Climate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith to Federated Farmers this week on the prospect of delaying agriculture's entry into the Emissions Trading Scheme have caused a minor media flurry.
Farming call vital for forests, says scientist
19 Nov 2010
Keeping agriculture out of the Emissions Trading Scheme beyond 2015 will affect forestry planting levels, warns a forestry expert.
ETS leading to farm subsidies, warns Fed head
19 Nov 2010
Foresters should be growing trees for wood, not carbon storage subsidies, says Federated Farmers.
LanzaTech to work on jet fuel development
19 Nov 2010
New Zealand's LanzaTech is to work with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on converting some of LanzaTech’s products to drop-in jet fuel.
How would YOU answer Suzuki's five questions for NZ?
12 Nov 2010
David Suzuki wants to ask New Zealand business some questions.
Well, look who's talking sustainability ...
12 Nov 2010
The fact that both National and Labour are taking part in a conference in Parliament today to discuss building sustainability into the economy shows the idea is catching on, organisers say.
Dairying gets head around the environment
12 Nov 2010
A significant awareness of environmental issues is emerging in the international dairy industry, Fonterra says.
Groser leads NZ to exclusive Washington forum
12 Nov 2010
New Zealand is to take part in a meeting of the world’s 17 largest carbon-emitting countries.
ETS not the way to go, says FedFarm
12 Nov 2010
Federated Farmers has launched another assault on the Emissions Trading Scheme.
NZ teams with Australia and Brazil for Cancun
5 Nov 2010
The forestry industries of New Zealand, Brazil and Australia will join forces at the Cancun international climate change negotiations next month to push the climate change-beating potential of plantation forestry.
NZ lends helping hand with Australian ETS
5 Nov 2010
New Zealand is helping Australia to work towards putting a price on carbon.
Govt climate claims don't match reality, lawyers say
Wed 17 Jun 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Lawyers for Climate Action has accused the Government of presenting an overly positive picture of New Zealand's climate progress at the United Nations climate summit in Bonn, arguing key claims on emissions reductions and support for the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C goal are not reflected in domestic policy.
Canadian firm seeks Crown co-investment for Genesis-supported gas storage project
Fri 19 Jun 2026
By Oli Lewis | A proposed gas storage project supported by Genesis Energy has sought Crown co-investment through the $200 million Gas Security Fund.
Fed Farmers' election wish-list includes stopping whole-farm conversions to carbon forestry
9 Jun 2026
Federated Farmers has launched a five-point plan for the next government, setting out what it says should be a major focus for political parties heading into the November election.
'Terrible result': Emissions barely budged in 2024
5 Jun 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions were virtually unchanged in 2024, falling by 0.03%, despite the economy shrinking by ten times that amount during the same period, according to new data.
Labour pledges unlimited public transport for $20 a week
10 Jun 2026
The Labour Party is promising to cap weekly public transport fares at $20 in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, if elected in November.
Nature-based solutions – such as forestry – crucial for carbon removal
5 Jun 2026
COMMENT: Transitioning from erodible pasture to well-managed forest can yield substantial environmental benefits, writes James Treadwell.
Ballance secures gas for 2026 as it progresses energy transition plan
Tue 16 Jun 2026
By Oli Lewis | One of the largest industrial gas users in New Zealand is working on an energy transition plan to futureproof domestic fertiliser manufacturing, while continuing to secure ongoing gas supply contracts.
